[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5200 Introduced in House (IH)]
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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5200
To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on
cooperation between Iran and the Russian Federation.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 11, 2016
Mr. Pompeo (for himself and Mr. Lipinski) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in
addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on
cooperation between Iran and the Russian Federation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran-Russia Cooperation Reporting
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORT ON COOPERATION BETWEEN IRAN AND
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
(a) Report Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to
Congress a report on cooperation between Iran and the Russian
Federation and how and to what extent such cooperation affects United
States national security and strategic interests.
(b) Matters To Be Included.--The report required by subsection (a)
shall include the following:
(1) How and to what extent Iran and the Russian Federation
cooperate on matters relating to Iran's space program,
including how and to what extent such cooperation strengthens
Iran's ballistic missile program.
(2) How and to what extent Iran's interests and actions and
the Russian Federation's interests and actions overlap with
respect to Latin America.
(3) A description and analysis of the intelligence-sharing
center established by Iran, the Russian Federation, and Syria
in Baghdad, Iraq and whether such center is being used for
purposes other than the purposes of the joint mission of such
countries in Syria.
(4) A description and analysis of--
(A) naval cooperation between Iran and the Russian
Federation, including joint naval exercises between the
two countries; and
(B) the long-term consequences of--
(i) a robust Russian Federation naval
presence in the Eastern Mediterranean; and
(ii) an Iranian naval presence in the
Persian Gulf.
(5) How cooperation between Iran and the Russian Federation
has increased with respect to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of
Action.
(6) The likelihood that Iran might adopt the Russian
Federation model of hybrid warfare against potential targets
such as Gulf Cooperation Council states with sizeable Shiite
populations.
(7) The extent of Russian Federation cooperation with
Hezbollah in Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq, including cooperation
with respect to training and equipping and joint operations.
(8) A full and explicit list of weapons that if sold by the
Russian Federation to Iran would violate relevant United
Nations Security Council resolutions imposing an arms embargo
on Iran.
(c) Submission Period.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
be submitted not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, and annually thereafter, for such period of time as the Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Act remains in effect.
(d) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted
in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.
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